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menu plan Monday

Take it on down to Omeleteville

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Instead of writing a couple of blog posts last night — behind-the-blog secrets revealed! I write most of my posts in advance! — I watched the “Saturday Night Live” 40th anniversary special. I laughed ’til I cried several times. I regret nothing.

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Monday: Sandwiches
We were planning to go out for sandwiches, but the weather is supposed to get nasty later today so we might have switch things around a bit. Or have PB&Js.
Tuesday: Breakfast for dinner
Ain’t no dinner like a breakfast-for-dinner ’cause a breakfast-for-dinner has omeletes.
Wednesday: Five-spice tuna
This is the second attempt at Eating Fish for Health. Last week’s grouper wasn’t a hit.
Thursday: Tortellini
At Poppy’s request.
Friday: Pizza
in brief

Bedtime is nigh

“What’s Poppy playing out there?” asks Pete, who has just finished his post-shower drip-all-over-the-floor-whilst-yelling-for-me-to-get-the-towel-that-is-right-next-to-him routine and is now getting dressed.

“I don’t know.”

“Go out there and see!”

“Just put your pants on and go see for yourself,” I say.

“Do I have to do everything around here?!?!”

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52frames, Bandwagons

It’s a Love Story, baby just say ‘cheese’

52frames week 6: Love Story

Last week’s 52Frames theme was “Love Story,” and I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted to do with it. I talked a couple of my friends’ teenagers into modeling for me as Heathcliff and Catherine from “Wuthering Heights” — Catherine was a willing participant, but I had to bribe Heathcliff with promises of beef jerky — and we ventured out to the arboretum.

This was my first effort at using models who aren’t also my relatives, and I was very, very nervous about it. The kids were good sports even though it was cold and muddy and I didn’t know what I was doing. I rushed things a bit, and I think the pictures reflect that. They came out OK, but they’re not exactly what I wanted them to be.

Here’s the one I submitted to 52Frames:

52frames, week 6: love story “Heathcliff & Catherine, 2015"
52frames, week 6: love story
“Heathcliff & Catherine, 2015″

The more I look at it, the less I think it captures the Heathcliff/Catherine dynamic. But I like the light and the expressions on their faces. I wanted to give the image kind of a cinematic feel, but I think I over-processed it. What do you think?